The reward said those who placed first, second, and third were supposed to be promoted to designers! Why was Rachel the only one who was promoted to a designer? While Melissa and the third place were still in the crowded first floor. In name, she had been promoted to a substitute designer, but in reality, her position was not changed. She would still be doing the work as a design staff! In this industry, there were significant differences between being a designer and a design staff! For this competition, she had exhausted her resources and energy. She thought she had the crown within her reach, but Rachel's sudden emergence with the stupid dress won everyone's attention and praise. Melissa was so pissed, she interlocked her fingers tightly! She had even prepared her gown to attend the ball! She wanted to be the president's date, to attend an upper-class social event for once! However, Rachel had taken all these opportunities away from her! Melissa walked with her fi
The Lincoln stretch limousine stopped in front of Rachel's apartment as she quickly alighted. "Mr. Chapman, let me go explain to my son about tonight." Nathan was slightly surprised, but he maintained his calm smile. "We can bring him along." Rachel shook her head. "It's alright, Mr. Chapman. We can just come home earlier." She did not want her son to enter the upper-class social circle. The more aristocratic a circle was, the messier it would eventually become. She hoped her son could keep his naivete and live a simple life with occasional smarts. Nathan followed Rachel upstairs after giving Anne an indicative nod. After getting the hint, Anne left the apartment. Knock knock— Rachel knocked on the door, grinning. The door opened and Ziggy flew into Rachel's arms. "Mommy, you're home! I've waited for you for so long!" Rachel held Ziggy in her arms and laughed. "Baby, this is Uncle Nathan." Ziggy looked at Nathan and grinned, his smile brightening up the entire r
The other salesperson brought out the most expensive sets of suits and placed it in front of Ziggy. While Ziggy was taking his time to choose the suit he wanted, the other salesperson pulled the one attending to Ziggy aside. "What are you doing? Why are you attending to a lone child, what business can he bring you?" "You don't know, but he has a diamond credit card!" "Look at the clothes he's wearing, I’m sure it didn't cost more than 200 quids to buy everything that he's wearing right now, so how would he possess a diamond card? I bet his family is not even rich. The diamond card is probably a fake or he stole it somewhere, it just doesn't make sense for him to own the card!" "... Well, when you put it like that, it kinda makes sense!" "It makes all the senses, alright? Now find an excuse to chase him away!" The sales lady then approached Ziggy. "Little boy, are you thinking none of these suits suit you? Do you want to go somewhere else to have a look?" Ziggy simply lo
Anne was a little distracted as she stared at Rachel. 'No wonder Nathan would put so much effort on a newcomer like her.' Aside from her superior talent, Rachel also exuded a delicate air that not many rich ladies have, and that face... As the door opened, Nathan's first look at Rachel was on her lanky, pretty legs with an eye-catching crystal heel. Following that, Rachel exited the car in a pure white dress that showed off her flawless shoulder and delicate clavicles. The dress was so white that it was almost translucent, but it reflected light like the wings of an angel, and it barely exposed anything that was not supposed to show.The slanted high-low skirt puffed naturally and gracefully, exposing her fair, lanky legs. On top of that, the skirt was sprinkled with diamonds that resemble stars in the night sky or beautiful morning dew. Her dark brown hair sat naturally on her shoulders. Her irises were clear and bright, her brows were dainty, and her long lashes quivered sli
The more she tried to remember, the more her head ached. It was as if her head was going to explode. She held her head painfully. "Rachel, are you alright?" Nathan's worried voice caught her attention. After recovering from the pain, Rachel stopped trying to recall the deep, dark secrets of her past life. Holding onto her shoulders, Nathan asked, "Rachel, what happened to you?" Rachel shook her head lightly. "It's nothing. So sorry I made you worry." Nathan sighed in relief. "As long as you're okay." Before Rachel could respond, a middle-aged pair approached them with their glasses of red wine. "This is Mr. Chapman, isn't it?" The middle-aged man gestured at Nathan with his glass and smiled.Hearing the middle-aged man's voice, Rachel froze in shock. 'Isn't that dad's voice? Then the woman beside him...' The middle-aged woman spoke as she looked at Rachel, "This is your date for tonight, isn't it? She looks beautiful! This dress must have cost a tiny fortune on
Rachel lowered her gaze. 'Hmph! Rue, I am more than just someone you know!' Nathan grabbed Rachel's shoulder and smiled. "It's alright, she's even more low-profile than I am. I won't say who she is, but you'll meet again anyhow." Without any particular reason, Rue felt a little rueful.She was incredibly curious about the woman in front of her, who seemed to draw more attention than she did, and it made her envious at the same time! 'I should be the one in the spotlight tonight!' 'I am Mrs. Bluemel!' 'I married the man every woman wants!' 'Yet this woman took two-thirds of the attention away from me tonight!' How would she be able to endure that disrespect? This familiar-yet-foreign loss made her think of another person! Rachel! Rachel clenched her jaw. 'It could not be Rachel!' 'This is the highest class of social event, how would Rachel be able to come in?' "Oh, what a shame that I can't find out who the lady is." Rue sighed dramatically. Rachel squinte
Nathan corrected her, "Isn't the saying 'Cheater draws first blood?' " Rachel shot Nathan a glare of fake anger before she shrugged. "Well, that's for cheaters, and I'm not a cheater." Nathan nodded with a grin. "Alright then, beauty draws first blood!" After Edward studied Rachel for a little, he found familiarity in her voice. It was so similar to the nymph that fateful night. However, he would not conclude immediately that she was the nymph that night. He had found many people who sounded similar to the voice, but none of them was the mysterious lady who had captured his heart. Besides, having a similar voice profile would not explain anything. "Nathan, aren't you going to introduce your partner to me?" Nathan nodded to Edward's question. "This is Rachel, you know her, I've told you before. Her name is Rachel B..." Rachel reached out and covered Nathan's mouth. She looked a little dissatisfied. "That's alright. Simple introduction, remember? We talked about how
The moment Rue looked down and saw Ziggy on her leg, her brows knitted together in irritation. Ziggy was wearing a mask, so even though his figure was familiar to her, Rue did not have time to consider extraneous questions while talking about the Bennets’ future. Frustrated, she kicked aside Ziggy who was preparing to speak. "Whose child is this? Don't randomly hug people!" Ziggy immediately let go. 'Even though this woman looks like mommy, her voice and tone are completely different!''Mommy will never be that rude!' 'But why would this woman look like mommy?' Ziggy stood calmly by the side, glancing at Rue, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs. Bennet alternatively. He paused as he stared at Mrs. Bennet as though he had suddenly thought of something. 'This middle-aged lady looks familiar.' His memory cycled quickly like a rapidly moving Powerpoint presentation and eventually stopped at the time when he was outside of the Comer manor. 'Oh, that's the grandmother who had bullied mo
Ziggy kept his head lowered. If he had lifted his chin, his face that was identical to Josh's would be recognized. "Mommy, I have a stomach ache. I'm going to use the toilet." He then turned around and ran, not seeing Jane who was approaching. As a result, the two crashed into each other, and Ziggy was sent flying before he landed by Edward's side. "Are you alright?" Edward helped Ziggy up with one arm but was stunned when he saw Ziggy's face. The little boy had pink lips, pearly teeth, and looked adorable. However, the child and Josh looked exactly the same too! Ziggy stood up straight, his wise-beyond-his-years eyes reflecting a hint of seriousness. "Looks like we can't hide it anymore." "Hide? Hide what?" Rachel and Edward asked simultaneously. Josh and Ziggy shared a look before Josh took his mask off. The moment the mask was off, Rachel froze in surprise. Her eyes were wide as she looked at the twins — Ziggy and Josh. She could not seem to react. "What, wha
Edward shook his head lightly, his eyes deepening in coldness. Since when did he catch a cold? Some ungrateful fool must be talking about him behind his back. Seeing as Josh and Edward were descending the staircase, the old butler approached them. "Master Edward, Young Master Josh, good morning." Josh nodded as he fixed his gaze on the main entrance of the house. "How is mother?" The old butler shook his head before saying, "Mistress is nowhere to be seen, I checked this morning. I didn’t see her anywhere." Josh's eyebrows raised. "Did you send someone to have a full sweep of the area?" The old butler answered. "We've looked everywhere, but we couldn’t find her." Edward carried Josh into the bathroom calmly. "Don't worry. She's an adult, not a child. She wouldn't have waited the entire night outside. She's probably back at the Bennets' place. He handed Josh the electric toothbrush. Josh took it before they both stood side by side and brushed their teeth by the sink.
Remembering how she had criticized Jodie, she was instantly filled with regret. So the former assistant set down the box in her arms and walked toward the entrance of the building. She needed to expose everything! Just as she was approaching the entrance, her hand was pulled and she was dragged aside. The assistant looked at Jodie, slightly disoriented. "Jodie? Why are you still here?" Jodie lowered her gaze and looked at the woman she had fired. "Why did you turn back?" The assistant retrieved the card from her pocket. "I saw this and realized I might have misunderstood you. So I turned back and saw the entire scenario. Jodie, I'm so sorry to have doubted you!" Jodie shook her head as she did not mind the apology. "There's nothing to apologize for. As long as you bring the card to that company, they'll give you a pretty good position." The assistant nodded, but her gaze lingered on Rue and Ian. "Jodie, thank you, but there's something I need to do before I go!" Jod
Jodie frowned and picked up the business card from the floor. Then, she pulled the assistant's arm and placed the card into her hand. "Don't be silly, you need the job. You need to build your career in the city so you can earn more money to send home, don't you?" The assistant scoffed before she turned around to pack her things. "I don't need your pretentious pity! Since you wanted me to leave, you must have cut me off any backup plans I may have, so save it!" Jodie backed up, still frowning. "I'm not pretending. I'm just thinking you should leave here before it's too late." The assistant was so enraged, tears began to well up in her eyes as she put her things in a box. "Fine, since the entire Comer Corps is yours! I'm just a tiny employee, I have nothing I can say!" After quickly cleaning up her desk, the assistant bumped into Jodie’s shoulder when she walked past Jodie as if she was avenging herself. Jodie almost fell. However, she still walked up and grabbed the assist
The next day, when Rue woke up in the bed, Ian was already dressed and prepared to leave. "Ian, where are you going?" Rue cocked her head and asked in confusion. Ian was slightly surprised. "I have to go to work." Disappointed, Rue lowered her head. "What about me, Ian? Where am I supposed to go?" Ian sat on the side of the bed and hugged Rue. "You weren't home the entire night, won't the Bluemels be worried about you? Why don't I send you home?" Rue's gaze lowered. 'Worried about me? Impossible! Why would the Bluemels worry about me?' She reached out and tugged at Ian's collar, shaking her head. "No, I want to follow you to work." Ian was a little hesitant. "Today? Right now? But I haven't let my current assistant go yet..." Rue grabbed onto Ian's waist with an affectation on her face. "So fire her. You're the general manager, right? It's just a phone call away. I want to be with you, the sooner the better..." Ian was ecstatic at Rue's words. He stroked her back.
Josh's eyes sparkled. When he had gifted the gift, Edward was aloof and only casually asked the old butler to keep it. However, he did not expect Edward to value it so much that he placed the table lamp here. Edward looked at Josh's sparkly eyes and patted his head. "What are you looking at? You should sleep. Aren't you going to school tomorrow?" Josh nodded quickly and the two fell onto the bed playfully. Even though the two were sleeping on one side of the bed each, Josh was satisfied. The moment he shut his eyes, Edward took him into his arms. The young Josh was immediately enveloped in Edward's warm embrace. Deeply moved, Josh's eyes opened wide. He then reached out to hug Edward's waist with a glad smile. As everyone had slowly drifted off into dreamland, a human figure sat in front of the Bluemel mansion, shivering in the cold breeze. Rue clutched her palms into fists. Seeing the darkness around her, she picked up her phone and dialed a number. A drowsy voice
Rue halted and turned around, her body trembling uncontrollably. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were right. She could not control a man like this! However, she did not want to give up on a man this exceptional, even though she could not manipulate him, and worse, she did not want to give Rachel the opportunity! "Edward, w-what is it? Do you have anything else you'd like to do?" Edward squinted coldly. "What are you trying to do, going upstairs?" Rue gritted her teeth. "I would like to go and rest..." "Rest? You hit my child, and now you want to go upstairs and rest?" Edward cocked his head with Josh in his arms. There was a chilling look on his face. Rue shuddered. "I've already explained myself. It was only an accident, but you didn't believe me. Besides, you've already hit me, what more do you want?" Josh tugged at Edward's hand non-stop. "Father, please let it go. I think mother might not be in a great mood tonight, so she..." Edward held onto Josh's tiny hand with his large
Rue's expression was full of darkness and displeasure. "What did you say, Josh? You've become bad. You weren't like this before. Who taught you to disobey your mother like this?" Josh allowed Rue to pull him around by the collar and his face turned redder by the second. Lifting Josh by his collar, Rue almost strangled him as Josh was about to pass out from not being able to breathe. "No one taught me, I was only stating the fact." Rue's eyes narrowed as she lifted Josh higher and higher, not paying attention to how he was struggling to breathe. "Rue, what the hell are you doing?!" Edward was standing on top of the staircase when he called out coldly. He could not wait for Josh to knock on his door anymore, so he went outside to see what was happening. However, He did not expect to be treated to a sight like this! 'That woman deserves death for treating my son like this!' Hearing Edward's voice, Rue whipped around instinctively to look at Edward. She shuddered and
Rachel paused, confused. "Baby, why do you say 'again'? I just found out from them this afternoon, did you already know?" Ziggy shook his head. "No, didn't you just mention the incident at the toilet?" Rachel scratched her head awkwardly. "Oops, I must've confused myself."Ziggy reached out from under the blanket and patted Rachel's head with a smile. "Mommy is a little scatterbrained!" Rachel hugged Ziggy and rolled around in bed as they both laughed loudly like bells. "Baby, I have a feeling that a guardian angel is protecting me! Every time something bad happens, they’ve always protected me from all the bad things!" Ziggy nodded happily. He wanted to tell Rachel that he was the guardian angel she was talking about.However, to avoid scaring her, he chose to remain silent. "That's right! Mommy's guardian angel must be very handsome!" Rachel pouted. "How do you know it’s a man?! I think she must be a beautiful woman angel!" Ziggy shook his head decisively. "No no!